jeudi 23 août 2012

Elaine Brown final decisions: Face and Body

FACE

For her face, Elaine Brown was easy.

From the very start, I had decided to make her look like MSNBC Host Tamron Hall.

When I first saw Tamron Hall on TV about a year ago, I was dumbstruck by her beauty.

I don't know how to explain it but I was drawn to her. She's just totally my type. Which is funny because I'm a white guy, and I don't generally fall for women of African-American descent. That's why when I developed Elaine Brown, I immediately thought of Tamron.

This is exactly the face of Elaine Brown:



BODY

The body was more difficult.

Contrary to Erica Cox, I wasn't going to search for top models because that's not how Elaine's body looks like. Which doesn't make her less beautiful. Elaine has curves in all the right places, and her breasts are massive: that's the exact words I used when describing her in my story.

So, how do I find a body that fits that description? On google, I searched for an African-American glamour model with fair skin that had all the attributes that I had in mind.
Unfortunately, most of the models I found were either too skinny, had too small boobs, were too dark skinned, or simply fat.

Then, by miracle, after tedious searching everywhere, I finally found the girl I was searching for.

Namely, glamour model Gia Lashay!

She's exactly what I was looking for, maybe a tad too fair skinned but other than that, perfect.

Here she is:


Erica Cox final decisions: Face, and Impersonator

After much research, I finally found a girl that fits my idea of what Erica Cox should look like.
I used photos where she's brown haired because Mrs. Cox is as well.
I also used photoshop to make her eyes green, but I know my photoshop skills suck so don't hate.

Her face has the "perfect face" factor I wanted, and she has a nice body, even if the "official" body of Mrs. Cox belongs to the woman in the post below this one.

I give you...

Argentinian fashion model Florencia Salvioni!

The first three photos correspond the most to my idea of Erica Cox. Enjoy!











Erica Cox final decisions: Body

Well, I searched a lot on the internet to find the perfect body, when in fact it was just in front of me the whole time - not actually in front of me, I'd love that but let's be realistic - what I mean is that she's a very famous model, that I've known for quite some time.

I give you...

American supermodel Marisa Miller!

I repeat that she fits the body aspect of Erica Cox, not her face at all.





Erica Cox early researches: Cinthia Fernandez


Searching for the perfect body, I remembered Cinthia Fernandez, an Argentinian model known for going nude in the Argentinian version of Dancing With The Stars.
She probably has the best body I have ever seen.

Problem is, her body is so... over the top, that I would say she's "too much" to fit Erica Cox.

The pictures below are samples from her 2011 Playboy issue.









Erica Cox early researches: Face


Brazilian fashion model Kartika Luyet.
She has the "perfect face" factor that I'm after, but looks too Latina.
Erica Cox should look more "American" than that.


Peruvian fashion model Barbara Herrera.
She's close to the face I want for Erica Cox, but the more I look at it, the more she looks wrong.
Her face is too long, her eyes too wide apart... She's close, but she's not it.

 Video game character Lara Croft, circa 2011.
She could be the face I'm looking for.
I'm even comparing Mrs. Cox to her in the story.

Erica Cox early researches: Body


Unknown hot beach girl.
Kinda what I was aiming at, but a little bit too tanned, and too thin.
Breasts are too small as well.

American fitness model Heather Green.
Not too far from what Mrs. Cox should look like, but a little bit too muscular.
I then saw other photos of her and decided she was wrong for the part.

American swimsuit model Ashley Ann Vickers.
Face close to the idea, in this photo at least.
Body wise, she's not fit enough to be Erica Cox, who's supposed to have a perfect body.

Dutch fashion model Amanda Barten.
This photo is pretty much what I'm looking for, but I knew I could do better.
While very hot, she's still not perfect.

3D Character Bernadette, by blackhearted.
Maybe a little bit too much, but the kind of out of this world body that I'm aiming at.